Sweden’s iconic red cottages: a story of colour and culture. Traditional Dalarna houses are often painted in the classic red colour known as Falu red. This colour has been popular in Dalarna for centuries and gives the houses their warm, distinctive appearance.
Hildasholm: a historic house in Leksand, Sweden, built around 1910 for Hilda Pennington-Mellor, wife of Axel Munthe. Hilda lived there with her sons and designed its beautiful gardens. Today, Hildasholm is a preserved historic site open to visitors.
Sweden’s iconic red cottages: a story of colour and culture. Traditional Dalarna houses are often painted in the classic red colour known as Falu red. This colour has been popular in Dalarna for centuries and gives the houses their warm, distinctive appearance.
Hildasholm: a historic house in Leksand, Sweden, built around 1910 for Hilda Pennington-Mellor, wife of Axel Munthe. Hilda lived there with her sons and designed its beautiful gardens. Today, Hildasholm is a preserved historic site open to visitors.
